The Earl of Haddingtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which grades within the uniformed police or civilian police service make up the membership of the Association of Chief Police Officers in England and Wales and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland; and [HL941]
Which grades or individuals so entitled within the uniformed police or civilian police service have refused to join the Association of Chief Police Officers in England and Wales and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland; and [HL942]
104WAWhat funds or assistance the Association of Chief Police Officers in England and Wales and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland receive from the Home Office or other government departments; and what is the contribution from each police authority or committee and each individual constituent member. [HL943]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe membership of the Association of Chief Police Officers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland comprises:
the chief constables, and assistant chief constables, including assistant chief constables (designated), of the forces in the police areas listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996 (full members);
the commissioners, assistant commissioners and commanders of the Metropolitan Police Service and the City of London Police (full members);
the chief constable, deputy chief constable and assistant chief constables of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (full members);
the chief police officers appointed/seconded to the National Criminal Intelligence Service and National Crime Squad (full members);
senior civilian staff of the forces and organisations listed above who are deemed by the association to hold a post equivalent to that at least of an assistant chief constable (associate members); and
those chief police officers of other police forces who accept the association's invitation to become members (associate members).
The membership of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) comprises; chief constables and assistant chief constables (and designated deputies).
None of those entitled or invited to join have refused to join the Association of Chief Police Officers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We are not aware of any eligible grades or individuals who have refused to join ACPOS (this is, in any event, not a matter for Ministers).
In respect of the Association of Chief Police Officers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Home Office has contributed £458,000 in respect of staff salaries and administrative costs in the current financial year (1997–98). Contributions from police authorities are listed in the table shown below. Each full member of the association pays £70 per annum and each associate member pays £60 per annum.
In 1997–98, £141,000 was made available to ACPOS by the Scottish Office Home Department in respect of staff salaries and administrative costs.
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Contributions Made by Police Authorities to the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland Force Police authority contribution £ Avon and Somerset 14,792.22 Bedfordshire 5,456.95 Cambridgeshire 6,353.12 Cheshire 9,451.31 City of London 5,284.64 Cleveland 7,109.47 Cumbria 5,393.29 Derbyshire 8,808.48 Devon and Cornwall 15,014.00 Dorset 6,151.13 Durham 6,922.83 Dyfed Powys 4,563.41 Essex 14,287.26 Gloucestershire 5,567.67 Greater Manchester 33,020.60 Gwent 5,962.97 Hampshire 16,876.94 Hertfordshire 8,478.17 Humberside 9,943.65 Kent 12,689.32 Lancashire 15,800.42 Leicestershire 8,971.59 Lincolnshire 5,441.39 Merseyside 21,382.39 Metropolitan 139,033.22 Norfolk 7,370.29 North Wales 6,640.81 North Yorkshire 6,792.39 Northamptonshire 5,608.91 Northumbria 18,271.40 Nottinghamshire 11,252.53 Royal Ulster Constabulary 54,322.01 South Wales 14,339.69 South Yorkshire 14,942.69 Staffordshire 10,267.55 Suffolk 5,962.47 Surrey 7,486.28 Sussex 14,429.38 Thames Valley 19,491.84 Warwickshire 4,656.28 West Mercia 9,831.60 West Midlands 33,486.12 West Yorkshire 25,293.17 Wiltshire 5,857.04 Total 669,048.98